[Fot] Killer, or what's left, for sale.

[David Cutter]

Terry, tell us the story on your Spit!  Were you surprised at the BaT
auction final price?  Why do you think it went so high?

I am sure all of us with Spitfires in the shed sent that auction to our
friends/family/significant others and said something to the effect of "I
told you I was sitting on a gold mine."

:-)

Shelby just smiled at me when I showed her your auction.

Cheers,
Dave and Shelby
Spit #142

On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM Terry Sopher via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Love the marketing humor Mark!
>
> FWIW That $80k Spitfire came from a FOT member - Me!
>
> Good luck w/ Killer!
>
> Terry
>
> > On Jul 22, 2025, at 02:22, Mark Bradakis via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Well, currently Spitfires are selling for $80,000 as we all know.
> That's for a complete, running, driveable car.  Which Killer is not.  So I
> would be willing to settle for 1/4th the price, $20,000.  Oh what the ...
> for FOT members I'll cut it to $15,000.
> >
> > I imagine JS Performance in Ohio could source a nice motor and gearbox
> for a mere $30,000 or so.  So far that would be $45,000 for a running car.
> Way below the 80 grand mark!  Such a deal!!
> >
> > Okay, time to be serious.  Knock a couple of zeroes off that $80,000 and
> you'd be getting closer to what I would actually expect out of the car. The
> wheels alone, Keizer 13 x 6 in the front, 13 x 8 in the back, are probably
> worth a few bucks.  Well, once cleaned up and polished.  And the rear
> spring, lowering block and welded diff are worth having, at least to
> someone.
> >
> > But the car has been sitting outside under a tarp for close to two
> decades.  It is dirty, rust starting to form on some surfaces.  Not a
> pretty sight.  Pugs and I put a LOT of effort into building that car, it
> deserves better than what I can give it.  I am pretty sure I will not get
> around to getting it going again in my remaining years.
> >
> > Would be nice to see it come back to life.  Who knows, maybe someday
> some young kid will have a Buddy Palermo moment in the parking lot of the
> VTR host hotel at a future convention, roaring around and scaring the
> paying customers in a resurrected Killer.
> >
> > A few pics of Killer as it sits at the moment.  That rotting hulk of a
> TR7 is another sad story.  Sigh.
> >
> > I will consider all offers.  Offered as is, where is.  My trick,
> tilting, made for Spitfires trailer was stolen a few years back, so I can't
> help with transport.  The carcass sits in Salt Lake City, Utah.
> >
> > mjb.
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